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Question about 4 way pallet

Hi,Can ya keep 4 colony hives on a pallet all the time ? We had some on pallets all year and lost 13 for no reason,I thought it might be that.We didn't lose any that we had seperated 3-4 feet.What do you think ? These are ones we just bought and they are different breed from others we have and lost none of the other breed but they were not on a 4 way pallet either.
Thanks very much,John

Re: Question about 4 way pallet

OK,I guess it is the no good bees,not good at house keeping.I know some breed of bees are alot better at house keeping then others and that is how they keep varroa mites under control,good bees.Guess I'll re-queen them with my good bees that have no big problem with voarroa mites.

Re: Question about 4 way pallet

It is not the 4 way pallets that cause the problems. I use them and have for years. My partner for 30 years. We don't run the plywood ones but, 4 individual hives mounted on a pallet. This way I can move one to another easily and still use the boom on my truck for manipulations.

Re: Question about 4 way pallet

BH,Your the one who made me think pallets are not the problem by saying this,(Yep, most commercial guys use 4 way pallets.)I have the hives with hive bottoms on the pallets.My thinking was,they are to close together for to long.Well guess I figure it out as I do everything else if no one really knows,thanks to all.

Originally Posted by bhfury

So now are you saying that the mites are the problem and not the pallets? There a lots of reason for loses.

Re: Question about 4 way pallet

Thank you very much,I figure it is the bees,my other bees doing fine.

Originally Posted by EastSideBuzz

It is not the 4 way pallets that cause the problems. I use them and have for years. My partner for 30 years. We don't run the plywood ones but, 4 individual hives mounted on a pallet. This way I can move one to another easily and still use the boom on my truck for manipulations.